SB2020040765 - NULL pointer dereference in Google, Google Android
Published: April 7, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040765
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18658)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software. The multiwindow_facade API allows attackers to cause a NullPointerException and system halt via an attempted screen touch of a non-existing display. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-9383 (August 2017).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.